The Google Cluster

<http://labs.google.com/papers/googlecluster.html>http://labs.google.com/papers/googlecluster.html

This paper would be beyond most high kids but using Google as an example of an application of parallel processing would be an excellent idea!

Japan eyes robots to support older population

http://www.news.com/Japan-eyes-robots-to-support-older-population/2100-11394_3-6207513.html

A good example of how robots can benefit mankind.

Simple but nice Web site designs

We want to teach the students some Web site design including CSS. I went looking for simple designs that still looked nice.

http://www.oswd.org/files/designs/3697/Simple_Beauty/

http://www.oswd.org/files/designs/1963/TomsHouse/

http://www.oswd.org/files/designs/3475/twozero/ – really nice but a bit complex

http://www.oswd.org/files/designs/2727/purple_perfection/ – really, really nice but even more complex

http://www.oswd.org/files/designs/2224/seeorange/

http://www.opendesigns.org/designs/429/

Good basic info on CSS

http://www.debbietdesigns.com/learn/34/css-basics/

Very nice simple but complete intro to CSS.

This whole site http://www.debbietdesigns.com/learn/ is very good!

Eliza Chatterbot

http://www.simonlaven.com/eliza.htm

Eliza is the best known Artificial Intelligence program in the world. It is also one of the oldest. Created in the early 1960’s by MIT scientist Joseph Weizenbaum and named after Eliza Doolittle, its mission was to attempt to replicate the conversation between a psychoanalyst and a patient

Make NXT talk!

http://www.atomice.com/blog/?p=21

nxtasy.org has an article about making your NXT speak

Robotics links from Proactive PD & Webcity.com.au

http://www.norgesgade14.dk/pocketremote.php

Pocket PC Bluetooth Remote

http://www.norgesgade14.dk/pocketremote.php

The remote lets you set the speed and chose between break and float on both motors. Also you can reverse the motor direction if needed. The remote has been tested on Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Mobile 6.

Math modeling of a catapult

We have always wanted to do some kind of lesson on mathematical modeling of a physical system.

We thought of modeling a catapult. Here are some resources.

1. http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~oddharry/blide/vtreb.html An applet that simulates a trebuchet

2. http://www.algobeautytreb.com/trebmath35.pdf – a long paper on the model for a trebuchet. Amazing!

Here are some ideas for modeling other physical system: http://www.utm.edu/staff/caldwell/classes/451/ProjectList.html

More ideas: http://www.dlt.ncssm.edu/algebra/HTML/10.htm

2007 Computer Science & Information Technology Symposium Presentations

http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Professional_Development/Programming_at_NECC/Symposia/Computer_Science/2007/Speaker_Presentations3/CSIT_2007_Speaker_Presentations.htm

This high profile event, hosted by CSTA and ISTE, is a professional development opportunity for computer science, information technology, and computing applications teachers who need practical, relevant information to help them prepare their students for the future